Cheese-cover and show-case.



s. DITsoN. c A CHEESE COVER AND SHOW GSE. APLIOTIOH FILED HAY 18,1908.

n, combinedcheese cover ani siiiuEL Di'rsoN, 0F commen-'001), oNriiiii'o, CANADA.:

oHEEsscovi-:R am) sHowesE'f Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 18, 1908. Serial No. $33,535.

' novel construction land arrangement of parts whereby a verticall slidable cover is held in its upper position y a countcrl-ii-eightconnected therewith.

The objects of the invention are to display the cheese without necessa'rily uncovering it, to devise a ineens for'removiiig and replacing the cover and to provide a construction. simple and durable and ,cheap to manufacture.

The drawing represents a pers ective view of my device showing theslidab e cover portion in ii raised position.

' Referring to the drawing 1 is the base of the device referably circular iii forni and having the raekets 2 secured to the sides thereof and arranged diainctricailvi7 oppositeoiie to the other, said brackets having the .vertical orifices 3 therein.

4 are .vertical upriglits secured in the. ori# iccs in the lugs 2 and joined together at the top by a crosspicce 5.- The iiprights 4 and the 'cross piece are ircferably formed of light tubing, but'niay e solid"rods if so desired. I

6 is the cover preferably cylindrical in form and formed of sheet metal, though it may be mede of any suitable material or env desired shape. The cover 6 is formed with rectangular openings 7 .and S in the side well and a circnlar opening 9 in the top thereof. llie openings 7, 8 and 9 are closed b f sheets of glass or other transparent materia. and secured in said cover in any suitable manner to forni an air tight joint therewith so that when -the cover is resting on the base l, all air will he shut ofl` from the cheese, and the said cheese may baseren .through the top or side openings, quite readily.

10 are arms rigidly secured to the upper surface of -the cover 6 and extending entri Wardly therefrom and having circular oriicesll iii the outer ends thereof through which the upright-s 4 extend.

1; are brackets secured to the side of the cover 6 preferably close. to the lower edge and having a. jaw shaped projecting portion 13 extending partly around the uprights 6.-

i' NigrED sTffiTijglig'rnnr "ergeren i Patented sept. 22, 1908.

lt will thus be seen that'the cover is se--l cured to the uprights b ut irc-e to travel u`p and down. thereon and thatsaid cover is held securely in ilaceso that i-tcan only be raised in a vertice position. i 4.

14 is :irod fixedly secured to the cross piece 5 and ex tending vertically upward from the center thereof and having a- ]aw 15 formed on or secured to its upper extremity, said jaw having the plain orifices 16 through the upper ends thereof.`

17 is a pin secured iii the orifices 16.

iiaied on the piu 17 and nrraiigcdbctween the 75- 1S is a small grooved wheel or pulley jourupwardly extending members of the piw 15.A

i9 isa weight having a central circli ar vertical orifice 'Z0 therethrough and placed on and sliding freely on the npriglit'rod 14, said weight having an eye 2.1 extending upwardly from its upper surface on one side.of said orifice.

22 is a small chain or flexible cord secured in Yilic'eye 21 and extending over the grooved pulley 18.

23 is a thin wire rod having an eye at the upper end secured to the chain 22 and an eye on its lower end. f f

24 are a pair of bails having'thcir ends secured to the top otthetver and their cen- .tral portion meeting centrally over the top of the cover the weight will tra-vel down-v wardly and upwardly'sliding on the rod 14. 25 is a sin'ing secured in the bottom of the i i l l l i tard the movement of the weight .vheii the io its outer end engaging the grooved ulley i5 and acting as a brake on .said pul ey so that any slight variation in weight between the cover 6 and the weight 1) wili not have a.

tendency, if the weight is the heavier, to'lit the cover wlienvnot desired, but the pressure on ihespring held shoe is not sutlicient torecover is raised in order to gain access to the coni-ents of the case. Y Y

27 is n spiral spring encircling the lower :.w 15 an having a. shoe 26 iivedly secured of said cover and secured within the eye at Connection is IOC end of the rod 14 anrlwating as a cushion to t the weight l) so that the said weighQu-ul not jar unnecessarily if the Acover 6 is raised i "lhe device as herrin Shown and described i iss'iniple and serviceable and will-preserve the cheese covered therelrv and protect. it from the injurious contact of the air and also keep `it p'erfectl)v clean and fresh,-anplurbel made at a lo cost and attractive in apptai l ant-e. A 'What l claim as my invention ist- 1. A eonihined cheese cover and shou' ease, comprising, a hase, uprights rigidl) secured to said hase and extending upwardlyY therefrom, a eover having :n nis extending thcroi from and engaging said uprights and forming f guides, a pulleysupported from said uprights, aeounter balance weight, a flexible eonneci tion extending over said pulley and connectl ing said cover and said weight, and a brake engaging said pulley. I

2. A combined cheese cover andshmY-case, comprising, a hase, a. pair of uprights rigidly i Secured to said base and extending parallelly i upwardly therefrom and connected at their upper ends, a rod secured to the connection i between said uprights and extending ver-2' l i l tit-.ally upward therefrom, a pulley rotatal'ily supported at the upper end of said rod, a' cover having arms projecting therefrom and ranged on saitt vertical rod, and flexible 4u ns Conner-ting said cover and said weight extending over said pulley.

Y A eombinedchcese coverartd sho "-case, comprising, n hase, a pair of uprights rigidly secured to said hase. vand extending parallel upwardly therefrom and connected at their ,up{meends1 a rot i secured to the connection lctween said uprights and extending verticall)- upward therefrom and having a jew shaped upper end. agrooved pullej `rotatably supported in said jaw, it eoverhaving arms extending therefrom and slitting on said uprights, a weight. slidably arranged on' said vertical rod, a. flexible. connection sec-tirada! one end to said x'reight 'and extending over engaging said pulley, and e. spring encircling the lower end of said vert-ical rod :.nd forming SAMUEL nrrsox. Witnesses: if

Louis A. DrrsoN n. nimm isaidgrom'ed )uileyandconnectedatitsother i end t-o said s idahle cover, n. spring held shoe 

